Fire Tower Mine: 37 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Fire Tower Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
37
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,911
proposed penalties
$694
paid to date
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,217 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
25
inspections on record
190
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 190 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2020-03-26.
On record since 2020.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Fire Tower Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$694
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.19.4%
significant & substantial
38.9%
high negligence or reckless
19.4%
reasonably likely or greater
19.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 52.8% moderate, 38.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2021-10-27, 4 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Stone Polisher/Cutter | ||
| 2021-10-27 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Hillbilly Rock 2012 to 2013
- Galvez Rock 2013 to 2024
- C & C Stone 2024 to 2025
- Crab Orchard Stone 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Fire Tower Mine sits in Van Buren County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Van Buren County, Tennessee · Population 6,293
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,281
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,177 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 568 | 2 | 0 | 3521.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 5000.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 300 | 4 | 0 | 13333.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 300 | 7 | 3 | 23333.3 |
| 2020 Q4 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 350 | 4 | 3 | 11428.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 400 | 3 | 0 | 7500.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 10000.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 5000.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 200 | 3 | 0 | 15000.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 20000.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,976 | 2 | 0 | 1012.1 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.